About FHIOur work is currently organised around two main themes: artificial intelligence and macrostrategy.Future of HumanityFHI_a87638da-2308-11e7-8fc8-e4b8a1b44f29The Future of Humanity Institute is a multidisciplinary research centre at the University of Oxford.University of OxfordFHI ResearchersOur researchers regularly give advice to foundations, philanthropists, and governments.Nick BostromFounding DirectorMiles BrundageResearch FellowEric DrexlerSenior Research FellowHilary GreavesProfessorWilliam MacAskillAssociate ProfessorToby OrdResearch FellowStuart ArmstrongResearch FellowOwen Cotton-BarrattResearch FellowOwain EvansResearch FellowPiers MillettSenior Research FellowAnders SandbergSenior Research FellowFHI Research AssociatesNick BecksteadOpen Philanthropy ProjectAllan DafoeYale UniversityRobin HansonGeorge Mason UniversityCarl ShulmanResearch AssociatePaul ChristianoOpen AIJan LeikeDeepMindKatja GraceMachine Intelligence Research InstituteSeán Ó hÉigeartaighCentre for the Study of Existential RiskFHI Research Support TeamCarrick FlynnResearch Project ManagerKyle ScottResearch AssistantAndrew Snyder-BeattieDirector of ResearchFHI Administration TeamNiel BowermanAssistant DirectorKathryn MecrowAdministrative OfficerDavid KristofferssonLamprini RepouliouAdministratorSebastian FarquharActing Project ManagerKyle HubbardGeneral AssistantFoundationsPhilanthropistsGovernmentsFHI CollaboratorsWe work closely with the Centre for Effective Altruism, DeepMind, OpenAI, the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, and the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. Centre for Effective AltruismDeepMindOpenAIMachine Intelligence Research InstituteCambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk_a8763a56-2308-11e7-8fc8-e4b8a1b44f29To bring the tools of mathematics, science, and philosophy to bear on big-picture questions about humanity and its prospects._a8763b28-2308-11e7-8fc8-e4b8a1b44f29ChangeWe focus our research where we think it can make the greatest positive difference. This means we pursue questions that are (a) critically important for humanity's future, (b) unduly neglected, and (c) for which we have some idea for how to obtain an answer or a useful new insight.ImportanceInsightExcellenceResearchers at the Future of Humanity Institute have originated or played a pioneering role in developing many of the concepts that shape current thinking about humanity’s deep future. These include: existential risk, astronomical waste, the simulation argument, nanotechnology, the great filter, infinitarian paralysis, prediction markets, and analysis of superintelligence, brain emulations scenarios, human enhancement, transhumanism, and anthropics.Artificial IntelligenceBuild understanding of the growing capabilities of AI._a8763bdc-2308-11e7-8fc8-e4b8a1b44f291In AI we build an understanding of the growing capabilities in this field and do technical research on the control and alignment problem; we also study the policy implications of advanced AI.Control & AlignmentConduct technical research on the control and alignment problem._a8763ca4-2308-11e7-8fc8-e4b8a1b44f291.1PolicyStudy the policy implications of advanced AI._a8763d62-2308-11e7-8fc8-e4b8a1b44f291.2MacrostrategyAnalyze the connections between long-term outcomes and present actions._a8763e2a-2308-11e7-8fc8-e4b8a1b44f292In macrostrategy, we analyze the connections between long-term outcomes and present actions, looking for crucial considerations that point to opportunities for high-leverage interventions.InterventionsLook for opportunities for high-leverage interventions._a8763f10-2308-11e7-8fc8-e4b8a1b44f292.12017-04-16OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net